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Cushing syndrome due to adrenal tumor - Symptom

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Adrenal tumor - Cushing syndrome

Symptoms:

Patients with a cancerous adrenal tumor may also have symptoms of higher-than-normal male hormone (androgen) levels, including:

Signs and tests:

Tests to confirm Cushing syndrome:

Tests to determine cause:

Other findings may include:

  • Reviewed last on: 3/18/2008
  • Elizabeth H. Holt, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yale University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed byDavid Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Stewart PM. The Adrenal Cortex. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR. Kronenberg: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 14.